Rapid Recap: Bucks 137, Wizards 134 (OT)

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY SportsThis game wound up being more than the Milwaukee Bucks bargained for, but ended as one of Khris Middleton’s best games of his career taking them to a win over the Washington Wizards, 137-134 in overtime. Despite a lackluster first half performance by the Bucks, they still headed into halftime leading by 10, 57-47, following an 8-point burst to close it out. Another back-and-forth third quarter followed, finishing with Milwaukee up 95-82. The Wizards, well, mostly Bradley Beal, went on an absolute tear in the fourth quarter to force this one into OT, tied up at 123. Middleton went on a huge run late in OT, scoring the final nine points to loft this team to victory.

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